| Scientific Name: | Anthurium andraeanum (incl. hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | anthurium, flamingo flower |
| Family Name: | Araceae |
| Origin: | Central America, South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering cut plant, Indoor foliage plant |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Lustrous, Deltoid, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Spadix (& spathe), White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red, Jan-Dec |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Green, Red, Jan-Dec |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves ovate-deltoid with cordate bases (unlike peace lily), most blades 10-20cm long x 7-14cm wide, petioles 10-20cm long; spathe is waxy, heart-shaped, and red (purple, pink, and white cultivars); spadix is fleshy and covered with tiny florets. | |